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Article #12Re: Good, cheap joystick works well with DESCENT
From: Andreas Schildbach
Date: Sun, 01 Jan 1995 13:56
Date: Sun, 01 Jan 1995 13:56
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*Matt "iD rather be playing DooM" Sayler* wrote about *Re: Good, cheap
joystick works well with DESCENT*:
> Alaska (ff...@aurora.alaska.edu) wrote:
>
> : My brother went looking for a joystick to use with DESCENT because he
> : hated the mouse and keyboard setups. I told him to look for one with
> : analog capability because I seemed to remember reading in this
> newsgroup
> : that analog would work better with a game like DESCENT. I still don't
> know
> : if that true, anyone want to clarify?
>
> All PC joysticks are analog. Only the gamepad things are digital.
Not completely true.
There are digital sticks out also, such as the Competition Pro.
I had to search thru the whole city of Munich to find one. It is
perfect for jump-and-run, shoot-em-up and C64 emulator games.
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